Separable fastener



July 24, 1928. i 1,678,166

A T. REPAY SEPARABLE FASTENER Filed NOV. 22, 1926 mvEN'roR 72550025 REP/IY ATTORNEY Patented July 24, 1928.

UNITEDy sTAfrrEs 1,618,166 PATENTl oFF1cE-,-

THEODORE BEPAY, F LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNOR TO FERNANDO SPANGIENBERG, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SEPARAIBLE FASTENER.

application mea mivember 22, 192s. serial no. 150,105.

My invention relates to and has for its purpose the provision of a separable Afastener by which any two elements can be connected with facility and dispatch'l and in 5 such manner that for all pur oses for which it is designed it will function tolock the elements against accidental disconnection, yet permitting the ready disconnection of' the elements when desired. My invention is capable of being manufactured at a rela'- tively low c ost, yet `is durable and eiiicient for the many uses to which it cmay be put,

as it is susceptible t0 many adaptations suchV -as fasteners for curtain brackets, garments l5 and motor vehicle curtains. l y

I will describe only one form of separable fastener embodying myjnvention, and will then point out the novel features thereof in claim.v i. In the drawings Figure 1 isa view showing in top plan one part of'one form of separable fastener embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a central longitudinal sectional view of the complete separable fastener, with the two parts' thereof in locked position;`

Figurev is a view similar to Figure 2,:

showmg the parts of the fastener in re" 3Q leased position;

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view taken on the line 4--4 of Figure 2.

In the present embodiment ofthe invention, theseparable fastener is made up of two parts, and as such parts 'are identical in construction a description of`one will suffice for both, although to distinguish the elements of 'the two parts from each other the reference characters for the elements of one 4l) part bear exponents.j

Each part comprises a plate 15 bf suitable metal and in the present instance of sbstantially triangular outline, wlth three 5 openings 16 therein through which threads any suitablefastening means may extend for securing the part as a unit to an ele-V ment to be ,secured to another element carrying the other part of the fastener. The cen-- tral longitudinal portion of this plate is outstruck to form a tongue `17 which is connected to the plate at one end but `which is disconnected from the plate at the other end as well as along the side edges of the tongue for a distance suilicient to permit the inser- 4is disposed beneath the tongue 17.

tiony and proper engagement of the tongue of 55. the other part ofthe fastener.`\-`r In forming the tongue 17 it is curved longitudinally, and in the present instance it is constructed to describe an ogee curve,

although it is to be understood that -it may 0 the leading or free ends of t e tongues are 70 disposed between each other and the plates or the openings in the plates at the free ends of the tongues. By. now moving the plates 15 and 15a toward each other as illustrated by the arrows Yin Fi re 3, the tongues 171 75 and 17a can be movetlo the locked position` lshownvin Figure 2, 1in which the ton e. 17

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the movement of the tonguesdzothis locke position a lateral fiexing of the tongues is 30 eifected because of the/force necessary to pass the curved end of one tongue beyond the curved end of the other and to the final position illustrated in Fi 2. As the tongue moves into its ina position it returns to its normal form, thus effecting interlocking engagement with the other tongue i to prevent the accidental disengagement thereof so that the plates are locked together ,on the elements carried thereby. It will ofcourse be understood that the parts ofthe fastener. are capable of being released or separated by exerting suicient outward pull uponl the tongues to capse their curved free ends to pass beyond each other, the 95 tongues in their final released position assuming the normal form so as to -be posi- 1` tioned for reinterlocking Whemdesired.

Although I have herein Ashown and described only one form of separable fastener embodyin my invention, it is to be understood that arions changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention, and thel spirit and scope of the-appended claim.-

I claim: Y

In a. two part separable fastener, a fastener comprising a flat body having an elongated tongue outstruck from one side of the body and only free of the body at one end and along a portion of the sides of the tongue, the tongue being of ogee form 5 in longitudinal section with its free end flared outwardly from the body to permit the insertion of an identicaltongue on they flat body of a second fastener, the attached portion of the tongue extending partially along the sides of thel tongue and forming a. dished -pocket to receive the free end of the tongue of the second fastener and c0- operating with the ogee form of the .tongue to prevent rotational movement between the two fasteners'.

THEODORE REPAY. 

